How do we check and confirm whether the racket we have is a fake or genuine Yonex racket? The fake racket is really hard to differentiate, because it’s really looks exactly like the genuine racket.
I have come across the Yonex official site regarding the fake racket issue, so I post them here for your reference. If you still worrying about whether it is a genuine item, the best way is call to the Yonex call center and give them the serial code and cone code to verify.
Here are the tips for checking
Tip 1 – Hologram sticker is hard to peel
Each genuine racket will attached with hologram sticker and it is difficult to remove or peel off due to the special glue used.
Tip 2 – Yonex Logo
The logo and the Yonex label are printed clearly and less space between the character Y and O. normally the label of “YONEX” for the genuine racket is printed in thick.
Tip 3 – Check production number
Yonex is using the laser technology to print the production number to the shaft. There are always two code printed (serial number and cone code). The cone code has format DDMMYXCC where DD is for day, MM is for month, Y is for the year and CC is for the country code.
If the product only launch to market on year 2008 but the cone code for the racket stated the production date is 2005 then automatic know this is a fake racket.
Besides, it can be produced on 2010 with Y = 0, if such the case then you have to check the serial code.
If serial code start with 7 and follow by 6-digits – The cone code “Y” most probably is 7 or 8
If serial code start with 8 and follow by 6-digits – The cone code “Y” most probably is 8 or 9
If serial code start with 9 and follow by 6-digits – the cone code “Y” most probably is 9 or 0
Tip 4 – Color of the racket butt cap
The fake racket normally has a light green color for the butt cap.